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Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 2:37 PM
Subject: Output from select is not what expected
> I have three tables in a database called menus and I have added 2 records
> to each table so 2*3=6 records. Why is it when I do a "select * from
> table1, table2, table3" I get 8
hi.
a join across 3 tables with 2 records each will return 8 rows...2*2*2 = 8.
hth.
-ravi.
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From: Fates [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 9:38 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Output from select is not what expected
I have three tables in
Because 2*2*2=8.
You need to put joining information in the where clause.
I suggest you get a book on SQL.
You might try "MuSQL" by Paul DuBois ( New Riders).
Fates wrote:
>
> I have three tables in a database called menus and I have added 2 records
> to each table so 2*3=6 records. Why is
I have three tables in a database called menus and I have added 2 records
to each table so 2*3=6 records. Why is it when I do a "select * from
table1, table2, table3" I get 8 records back when there are only 2 records
in each table? What am I doing wrong? Some of the fields are references
if th
